Government should tackle excessive drinking

The government should implement tougher measures to tackle excessive drinking, and alcohol producers, sellers and advertisers should take more responsibility for preventing harm to health, says a report on public health ethics published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

It also recommends town planning to encourage physical activity, stronger policies worldwide on the advertisement of tobacco and more help for developing countries to monitor infectious disease.

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